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Electoral Administration
The Secretary of State met the First Minister on 25 January, when they discussed several issues, including the organisation of elections in Scotland.
Answered by
David Cairns (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1296
House
House of Commons
Electoral Administration
I agree with the hon. Gentleman to the extent that things would be much easier if there were one system for all elections, and if that system were first past the post.
Answered by
David Cairns (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1296-7
House
House of Commons
Electoral Administration
My hon. Friend has done more than any other Member of the House to raise the issue of under-registration of voters. The progress made in the past couple of years is in no small measure due to his efforts. Following the passage of the Electoral Administration Act 2006, I wrote to registration officers in Scotland, in February 2007 and again in August 2007, pointing out their new duties under the Act and asking what progress had been made. I tell my hon. Friend in all candour that I am disappointed with the progress that has been made. We might have to revisit the issue in the light of any reforms that follow the recommendations of the Gould report.
Answered by
David Cairns (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1296
House
House of Commons
Electoral Administration
No, I do not agree. One of the most disappointing aspects of the debate has been the consistent misrepresentation of what Mr. Gould actually believes. I remind the hon. Gentleman of what Mr. Gould told him about devolution when he gave evidence in this place:"““This was…raised in the context of a chief returning officer. The concept here was that if there is going to be accountability there needs to be a point of focus…The recommendation that the jurisdictional responsibility for that management of the election be located in Scotland…so it is a management process here…if the legislation remains in Westminster for the parliamentary elections that is fine””." That is what Mr. Gould said, and the hon. Gentleman's party should stop misrepresenting him.
Answered by
David Cairns (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1297
House
House of Commons
Electoral Administration
As my right hon. Friend knows, that issue is currently out to consultation by the Administration in Scotland. Their preferred option would be to decouple the elections and to have the local council elections a year later, as he suggested, which is one of the options in the consultation. It is important to send the people of Scotland a clear signal today that what occurred on 3 May last year will not happen again, that we will not see a repeat of the confusion that led to the unacceptable number of spoilt papers again, and that steps have been taken by the Government and will be taken in due course by the Scottish Administration to restore people's confidence in the integrity of the electoral system.
Answered by
David Cairns (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1297
House
House of Commons
Electoral Administration
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the organisation of elections in Scotland.
Asked by
Chris Ruane (Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1296; 199791
House
House of Commons
Scottish Parliament: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost was of running the Scottish Parliamentary Elections of (a) 1999, (b) 2003 and (c) 2007.
Asked by
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2008
Reference
471 c521W; 183425
House
House of Commons
Scottish Parliament: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what fees were paid to DRS Data and Research Services plc to administer the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Election.
Asked by
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 January 2008
Reference
471 c521W; 183426
House
House of Commons
Scottish Parliament: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish minutes of meetings held with Scotland Office Ministers and the Ron Gould Scottish Elections review team.
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 November 2007
Reference
165814; 467 c1063-4W
House
House of Commons
Scottish Parliament: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Ron Gould report on the Scottish elections.
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2007
Reference
467 c457W; 165815
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Scotland Office submitted its views on the de-coupling of the Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament elections to the Scottish Executive.
Asked by
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2007
Reference
163960; 467 c77W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations the Scotland Office made to the then Department for Constitutional Affairs on the timetable for the enactment of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.
Asked by
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2007
Reference
163961; 467 c77W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the legislation sub-group of his Department's 2007 elections steering group was consulted on the proposed ballot paper for the Scottish Parliament elections.
Asked by
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2007
Reference
467 c77W; 163962
House
House of Commons
Labour Party: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what procedure the right hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, South followed on appointment as Labour Party co-ordinator for the Scottish elections in May 2007, in relation to the Ministerial Code, with particular reference to sections (a) 1.2(f), (b) 7.3 and (c)...
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
161393; 465 c603W
House
House of Commons
Absent Voting

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland why he advised DRS of a change in design in respect of ballot papers on 17 April 2007; what assessment was made at the time of the likely impact on the timescale involved for the subsequent issuing of postal ballots; what steps...
Asked by
Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
465 c601-2W; 161410
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department provided to the inquiry led by Ron Gould into the conduct of Scottish elections in May 2007 on auto-adjudication without human supervision; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2007
Reference
158774; 464 c1363-4W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had since the Scottish parliamentary elections in May 2007 with returning officers on auto-adjudication during the counting.
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2007
Reference
158773; 464 c1363W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has provided to the inquiry led by Ron Gould into the conduct of the Scottish elections in May 2007 on automatic adjudication of ballot papers without human supervision.
Asked by
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 2007
Reference
159067; 464 c1363-4W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures are in place to ensure that Scottish returning officers receive appropriate guidance on who can register for elections anonymously; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 October 2007
Reference
157815; 464 c747W
House
House of Commons
Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions have taken place since the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May between the Secretary of State and returning officers on the process of auto-adjudication used during the counting process.
Asked by
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 October 2007
Reference
155096; 464 c7W
House
House of Commons